Student gets suspended for saying 'bless you'

A Tennessee high school student was suspended after breaking a class rule by saying "bless you" after a classmate sneezed, WMC reports.

Kendra Turner, a senior at Dyer County High School, told WMC that after saying the phrase, her teacher told her "that was for church" and that there would be no "godly speaking" in her class.

When she tried to defend herself, she was sent to an administrator, where she spent the rest of the class period in in-school suspension.

Students at the high school sent WMC a photo of the teacher's white board that lists "bless you" and other expressions that students may not use in the classroom. Other words and phrases included "dumb," "boring," "I don't know" and "my bad."

Turner's family met with school administrators Tuesday. The officials told the family that the teacher claimed Turner was being disruptive and aggressive.

Some of Turner's classmates were wearing hand made "bless you" shirts Tuesday in protest.